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Mixed infections in tuberculosis: The missing part in a puzzle.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Dec 2017
Tarashi Samira, Fateh Abolfazl, Mirsaeidi Mehdi, Siadat Seyed Davar, Vaziri Farzam
Abstract excerpt
The mixed strains infection phenomenon is a major problem posing serious challenges in control of tuberculosis (TB). In patients with mixed infection, several different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be isolated simultaneously. Although different genotyping methods and various molecular approaches can be employed for detection of mixed infection in clinical samples, the MIRU-VNTR technique is more...
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